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本發明是有關於一種光學裝置,且特別是有關於一種光學感測裝置。The present invention relates to an optical device, and in particular to an optical sensing device.
光達(light detection and ranging,LiDAR)被使用在各種應用中的距離測量,且可被併入到日益增廣的裝置範圍。一般而言,光達系統通過使用脈衝雷射照射目標然後感測從目標反射的脈衝的飛行時間(ToF)來測量到目標的距離。進一步地,可以通過跨場景掃描雷射脈衝並根據角度及飛行時間來産生目標場景的三維地圖。然而,隨著攜帶式電子產品及各種相關智能應用的快速發展,多元使用以及小型化的需求為產品的開發帶來挑戰。Light detection and ranging (LiDAR) is used for distance measurement in a variety of applications and can be incorporated into an ever-increasing range of devices. Generally speaking, lidar systems measure the distance to a target by illuminating the target with a pulsed laser and then sensing the time of flight (ToF) of the pulse reflected from the target. Furthermore, a three-dimensional map of the target scene can be generated by scanning the laser pulse across the scene and based on the angle and flight time. However, with the rapid development of portable electronic products and various related smart applications, the demand for multiple uses and miniaturization has brought challenges to product development.
光達的主要架構有兩個部分:一為發射端(Transmitter, TX),另一為接收端(Receiver, RX),其光學基本特徵在於發射角度(emission angle)與接受角度(acceptance angle),也就是由所謂的視角(field angle或Field of View,FOV)來量化。為達有效能量最大化的運用,視角的達標往往需要借助掃描方式來達成。發射端的光形一般藉由掃描方式平面反射鏡可以達到擴增的方式。例如由點狀(point-like)藉由一個二維方式調變的平面反射鏡變成二維分佈(2-dimensional field distribution),或由線狀(line-like)藉由一個一維方式調變的平面反射鏡變成二維分佈(2-dimensional field distribution)。The main structure of LiDAR has two parts: one is the transmitter (TX) and the other is the receiver (RX). Its basic optical characteristics are the emission angle and the acceptance angle. It is quantified by the so-called field angle or Field of View (FOV). In order to maximize the effective use of energy, the standard viewing angle often needs to be achieved by scanning. The light shape at the emission end can generally be amplified by scanning a flat reflector. For example, from point-like to a 2-dimensional field distribution through a plane mirror that is modulated in a two-dimensional way, or from line-like to a one-dimensional field distribution. The plane reflector becomes a 2-dimensional field distribution.
現實面是依靠掃描方式平面反射鏡有其侷限性,如掃描方式與角度,另外通常需要一個動件(如馬達等等),對整體機構強度與穩定性均構成一定程度的要求。故如何有一個有效替代方案是一個重要課題。The reality is that plane mirrors that rely on scanning methods have their limitations, such as scanning methods and angles. In addition, they usually require a moving part (such as a motor, etc.), which imposes certain requirements on the strength and stability of the overall mechanism. Therefore, how to have an effective alternative is an important issue.
另外一方面由於對光源出來的光束的準直(collimating beam)特性要求,在現實上殊難實現故常以遠聚焦(focusing)的光束。但光源如雷射(laser)光束有光腰(waist)特性,故常見光斑(spot)的最小值未必落在可允許的範圍內。而平面反射鏡的公差如平整度與偏斜乃至離心更增加了設計上的困難度。故如何有一個有效解決方案是一個重要課題。On the other hand, due to the requirements for the collimating beam characteristics of the light beam coming out of the light source, it is actually very difficult to achieve a beam that is often focused at a distance. However, light sources such as laser beams have waist characteristics, so the minimum value of a common spot may not fall within the allowable range. The tolerances of plane reflectors such as flatness, deflection and even centrifugation add to the difficulty of design. Therefore, how to have an effective solution is an important issue.
本發明提供一種光學感測裝置,可以獲得物體的深度資訊以及物體的其他光學影像資料,特別是能針對上述課題提供解決方案。The present invention provides an optical sensing device that can obtain depth information of an object and other optical image data of the object, and in particular can provide solutions to the above problems.
本發明實施例的一種光學感測裝置,包括光源模組、反射鏡模組、鏡頭以及感測器。光源模組適於發出光束。反射鏡模組設置於光源模組的光路下游。反射鏡模組包含一個或多個可調控反射鏡。一個或多個可調控反射鏡將來自光源模組的光束反射至物體上的照明區域。鏡頭設置於物體的光路下游。鏡頭適於將自物體上的照明區域中反射的光束會聚在鏡頭的成像平面上。感測器設置於鏡頭的成像平面上。An optical sensing device according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a light source module, a mirror module, a lens and a sensor. The light source module is suitable for emitting light beams. The reflector module is arranged downstream of the optical path of the light source module. The reflector module contains one or more adjustable reflectors. One or more adjustable reflectors reflect the light beam from the light source module to the illuminated area on the object. The lens is placed downstream of the object's optical path. The lens is adapted to converge the light beam reflected from the illuminated area on the object onto the imaging plane of the lens. The sensor is arranged on the imaging plane of the lens.
基於上述,本發明實施例的光學感測裝置中,鏡頭設置於物體的光路下游,且適於將自物體上的照明區域中反射的光束會聚在鏡頭的成像平面上。因此,本發明實施例的光學感測裝置,除了可以獲得物體的深度資訊或深度影像,也可以獲得物體的其他影像資料或事件觸發訊號,例如物體的視覺影像、熱感應影像或訊號。Based on the above, in the optical sensing device according to the embodiment of the present invention, the lens is disposed downstream of the optical path of the object, and is adapted to converge the light beam reflected from the illumination area on the object onto the imaging plane of the lens. Therefore, in addition to obtaining the depth information or depth image of the object, the optical sensing device according to the embodiment of the present invention can also obtain other image data or event trigger signals of the object, such as the visual image, thermal sensing image or signal of the object.
圖1是依照本發明的一實施例的一種光學感測裝置的示意圖。請參照圖1。光學感測裝置1包括光源模組10、反射鏡模組22、鏡頭30以及感測器40。光源模組10適於發出光束I。光源模組10包括一個或多個光源,光源例如是發光二極體、有機發光半導體或高分子發光二極體等固態電子元件,或是雷射光源。在一些實施例中,光源模組10包括遠紅外光源或熱源,光束I可以主要是包括長波紅外光或其他波段的紅外光。需說明的是,本文中的用語「光」,是表示可見光、紅外和/或紫外範圍中的電磁波。FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of an optical sensing device according to an embodiment of the present invention. Please refer to Figure 1. The
反射鏡模組22設置於光源模組10的光路下游。反射鏡模組22包含一個或多個可調控反射鏡22a。可調控反射鏡22a可以是繞著兩個軸旋轉的微鏡(例如是使用微機電系統(microelectromechanical system,MEMS)技術製造的微鏡)或可改變光學相位反射鏡(例如光學相位陣列(Optical Phased Array,OPA)或光學液晶(liquid crystal,LC)或空間光調變器(spatial light modulator,SLM)),在OPA、LC或SLM的硬體外觀上並無需要兩個旋轉軸。因此,可將來自光源模組10的光束I反射至不同方向。在本實施例中,一個或多個可調控反射鏡22a將來自光源模組10的光束I反射至物體O上的照明區域LA。在本實施例中,也可針對應用需求,改變可調控反射鏡22a的相位調控方式,進而控制相對應的視角與最佳工作距離(等效對應到圖一中照明區域LA的大小,因此,可通過可調控反射鏡22a控制照明區域LA的大小)。The
鏡頭30設置於物體O的光路下游。鏡頭30適於將自物體O上的照明區域LA中反射的光束I會聚在鏡頭30的成像平面IP上。感測器40設置於鏡頭30的成像平面IP上。詳細來說,請參照圖1,光束I經反射鏡模組22反射至物體O上的照明區域LA後,可在物體O上發生漫反射。鏡頭30可設置於照明區域LA的附近(例如,使鏡頭30的視場角θ可涵蓋物體O上的照明區域LA),自物體O接收漫反射光。因此,本實施例的鏡頭30不需藉由反射鏡模組22接收來自物體O的反射光。因此,在本實施例中,自物體O上的照明區域LA中反射的光束I不經由反射鏡模組22傳遞至鏡頭30。因此,可省略額外的光學元件(例如:分光元件),而有助於達成產品小型化的需求。此外,鏡頭30也可直接獲取物體O影像,而不需受限於額外的光學元件,使得光學感測裝置1可以在可獲得深度資訊的情況下,提升所獲取影像的範圍與品質。The
鏡頭30經設置以適於將來自物體O上的照明區域LA中的光會聚在鏡頭30的成像平面IP上,因此,物體O上的照明區域LA可在感測器40上形成影像,例如是物體O的熱感應影像或其他光學影像。在本實施例中,感測器40為紅外線感測器,以將所形成的熱感應影像轉換為電訊號,但本發明不以此為限。在本實施例中,鏡頭30可包括至少一片非球面透鏡,因此,可提升光學感測裝置1的影像品質,但本發明不以此為限。The
在本實施例中,自物體O上的照明區域LA中反射的光束I經由鏡頭30直接成像在感測器40上。也就是說,在鏡頭30與感測器40之間不存在其他光學元件。本文中所謂「不存在其他光學元件」,是指在光束傳遞的路徑上,從一光學元件到另一光學元件,其間的空間僅可存在氣體(例如:空氣)或其他環境介質。因此,本實施例的光學感測裝置1可具有較高的收光效率以及較佳的收光效果。In this embodiment, the light beam I reflected from the illumination area LA on the object O is directly imaged on the
在本實施例中,光學感測裝置1還包括電耦接至感測器40的控制器50。其中控制器50被配置為具有第一模式及第二模式。在控制器50的第一模式中,控制器50測量光束I自光源模組10發出至到達感測器40的時間間隔(飛行時間),以得到物體O的深度資訊和/或照明區域LA內物體O的深度影像。其中,控制器50可同時電耦接至光源模組10以及反射鏡模組22。在一些實施例中,控制器50可被配置為控制光源模組10及反射鏡模組22的運作。在控制器50的第二模式中,控制器50將感測器40上所量測到的光強度分布轉化為影像資料或轉換成訊號,以得到物體O的影像或訊號,例如是物體O的視覺影像或熱感應影像。因此,本實施例的光學感測裝置1除了可以獲得物體O的深度影像,也可以獲得物體的其他影像資料或轉換成事件觸發訊號。In this embodiment, the
在一實施例中,控制器50例如為中央處理單元(central processing unit, CPU)、微處理器(microprocessor)、數位訊號處理器(digital signal processor,DSP)、可程式化控制器、可程式化邏輯裝置(programmable logic device,PLD)、特殊應用積體電路(application-specific integrated circuit,ASIC)或其他類似裝置或這些裝置的組合,本發明並不加以限制。此外,在一實施例中,控制器50的各功能可被實作為多個程式碼。這些程式碼會被儲存在一個記憶體中,由控制器50來執行這些程式碼。或者,在一實施例中,控制器50的各功能可被實作為一或多個電路。本發明並不限制用軟體或硬體的方式來實作控制器50的各功能。In one embodiment, the
圖2是依照本發明的一實施例的光源模組的示意圖。請參照圖2,光源模組10可例如是圖1的光學感測裝置1中的光源模組10。在本實施例中,光源模組10經設置以適於發出準直光束I,但本發明不以此為限。FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of a light source module according to an embodiment of the present invention. Please refer to FIG. 2 . The
圖3是依照本發明的另一實施例的光源模組的示意圖。圖3的實施例的光源模組10A可作為圖1的光學感測裝置1中的光源模組使用(例如,取代光源模組10)。請同時參照圖1及圖3。圖3的實施例的光源模組10A與圖2的光源模組10類似,而差異如下所述。在本實施例中,光源模組10A經設置以適於發出發散光束I。在本實施例中,通過使光源模組10A發出發散光束I,本實施例的光源模組10A可具有較大範圍的照明區域LA,可增加光學感測裝置1的感測範圍,但本發明不限於此。FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of a light source module according to another embodiment of the present invention. The
圖4是依照本發明的另一實施例的光源模組的示意圖。圖4的實施例的光源模組10B可作為圖1的光學感測裝置1中的光源模組使用(例如,取代光源模組10)。請同時參照圖1及圖4。圖4的實施例的光源模組10B與圖2的光源模組10類似,而差異如下所述。在本實施例中,光源模組10B適於發出會聚光束I。在本實施例中,通過使光源模組10B發出會聚光束I,可增加光束的能量密度,以提升在鏡頭30處的反射光強度,使得例如是在背景光較強的情況下,自物體O上的照明區域LA中漫反射的光束可具有足以與雜散光區別的光強度,但本發明不限於此。FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of a light source module according to another embodiment of the present invention. The
圖5是依照本發明的一實施例的一種光源模組的示意圖。請參照圖5,圖5的實施例的光源模組10C可作為圖1的光學感測裝置1中的光源模組使用(例如,取代光源模組10)。在本實施例中,光源模組10C包括光源12及繞射光學元件(diffractive optical element,DOE)14。繞射光學元件14可以是繞射光柵或包含一個或多個狹縫和/或針孔的光學層;或是,繞射光學元件14具有間隔與週期經特別設計的表面結構。繞射光學元件14被配置為使來自光源12的初始光束I
0在穿透繞射光學元件14後,可成為具有特定的光場分布的光束I,例如使光束I轉變為如圖2所示的準直光束I、如圖3所示的發散光束I或如圖4所示的會聚光束I。
FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of a light source module according to an embodiment of the present invention. Please refer to FIG. 5 . The
綜上所述,本發明實施例的光學感測裝置中,鏡頭設置於物體的光路下游,且適於將自物體上的照明區域中反射的光束會聚在鏡頭的成像平面上。因此,本發明實施例的光學感測裝置,除了可以獲得物體的深度資訊、深度影像或轉換成事件觸發訊號,也可以獲得物體的其他影像資料或訊號,例如物體的視覺影像或熱感應影像。此外,在一些實施例中,光學感測裝置的鏡頭可設置以接收來自物體的漫反射光,鏡頭可不經額外的光學元件直接獲取物體影像,可提升所獲取影像的範圍與品質。To sum up, in the optical sensing device according to the embodiment of the present invention, the lens is disposed downstream of the optical path of the object, and is adapted to converge the light beam reflected from the illumination area on the object onto the imaging plane of the lens. Therefore, the optical sensing device according to the embodiment of the present invention can not only obtain the depth information and depth image of the object or convert it into an event trigger signal, but also obtain other image data or signals of the object, such as the visual image or thermal sensing image of the object. In addition, in some embodiments, the lens of the optical sensing device can be configured to receive diffusely reflected light from the object. The lens can directly acquire the object image without additional optical elements, which can improve the range and quality of the acquired image.
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圖1是依照本發明的一實施例的一種光學感測裝置的示意圖。 圖2至圖4是依照本發明的不同實施例的光源模組的示意圖。 圖5是依照本發明的一實施例的一種光源模組的示意圖。 FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of an optical sensing device according to an embodiment of the present invention. 2 to 4 are schematic diagrams of light source modules according to different embodiments of the present invention. FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of a light source module according to an embodiment of the present invention.
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